BOOKWORKS 2011

14th Triennial PCBA Members’ Exhibition at San Francisco Public Library

In
celebration of the extraordinary books designed, printed, and assembled by
professional book artists and educators across the country, the Pacific Center
for the Book Arts (PCBA) and the San Francisco Public Library are pleased to
announce Bookworks 2011: the 14th
Triennial PCBA Members Exhibition.Bookworks
2011 will be held in the Skylight Gallery of the San Francisco Main Library,
Sixth Floor, 100 Larkin St. The exhibition runs from June 18, through August 7,
2011, with a reception from 2-4pm on June 18th.

Past
highlights of this exhibition include letterpress, calligraphy, xerography,
papermaking, hand illustration and innovative and traditional bookbinding. Two
awards are given to coincide with PCBA’s Bookworks
2011: The Steven P. Corey Award for an emerging artist, and the Alastair
Johnston Fine Press Award for an outstanding fine press book.

The
Pacific Center for the Book Arts was formed in 1980 to foster and support the
new direction of book artists’ various disciplines, and to provide a vehicle
and focus for education, experimentation, and communication. Newcomers to book
arts are encouraged to participate in PCBA’s activities, workshops, lectures
and the triennial exhibition. For further information about PCBA, please
contact Terry McClain at 510-845-5853; email at terrymcclain@earthlink.net.

This
public exhibition is sponsored by the Marjorie G. and Carl W. Stern Book Arts
and Special Collections Center of the San Francisco Public Library. The exhibit
is open to the public; all events at the Library are free.